Port Daniel, Quebec (1871 census)
Port Daniel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.223°N, 64.974°W.
Population
In 1871, Port Daniel had a population of 1,370: 722 male and 648 female residents. Population density was 11.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 826 |
| 1861 | 1,155 |
| 1871 | 1,370 |
| 1881 | 1,670 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Port Daniel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 201 |
| Number of females | 648 |
| Number of males | 722 |
| Number of married females | 193 |
| Number of married males | 192 |
| Number of married persons | 385 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| Total population | 1,370 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 428 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 520 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 948 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 178 |
| Number of occupied houses | 184 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,120 |
| BWT BU | 185 |
| HAY AC | 627 |
| HAY TONS | 553 |
| OAT BU | 11,866 |
| PEA BU | 47 |
| POT AC | 246 |
| POT BU | 49,138 |
| Total area (acres) | 174,900 |
| WHT SP BU | 617 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 38 |
| AREA | 174,900 |
| BEING BUILT | 17 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| CD | 169 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 201 |
| FEMALE | 648 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 184 |
| INHABITED | 178 |
| MALE | 722 |
| MARRIED F | 193 |
| MARRIED M | 192 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 385 |
| POPULATION | 1,370 |
| ROOT BU | 53 |
| SHANTIES | 6 |
| SINGLE F | 428 |
| SINGLE M | 520 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 948 |
| TUR BU | 10,166 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Port Daniel, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/port-daniel-qc169001-1871/.